Colorado § 18-5-511 - Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty.
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§ 18-5-511. Mortgaged goods receipt - penalty.
Any person who deposits goods to which the person does not have title, or upon which there is a security interest in personal property, as security interest is defined in section 4-1-201 (b)(35), C.R.S., and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt that the person afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the person's want of title or the existence of such security interest, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 446, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-5-511. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 505, § 53, effective September 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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